back off
US /bæk ɔf/
UK /bæk ɔf/
- Phrasal Verb
- To stop supporting; lose courage
- To decide to not carry out a threat
A1Morecannonball
US /ˈkænənˌbɔl/
UK /ˈkænənbɔ:l/
- Countable Noun
- Solid ball of metal fired from a cannon
C2Moreclip
US /klɪp/
UK /klɪp/
- Countable Noun
- A metal holder used for keeping things together
- Brief part of a television show or movie
- Transitive Verb
- To attach things together using a metal pin
- To cut a small section or piece out from something
B1Morecome back
US /kʌm bæk/
UK /kʌm bæk/
- Phrasal Verb
- To reply to someone, often forcefully
- To be remembered
A1Morecrack
US /kræk/
UK /kræk/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Attempt to achieve a goal or objective
- Unexpected and hard hit to the body
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To attempt to achieve a goal or objective
- To hit someone or something hard and unexpectedly
B1Morecut off
US /kʌt ɔf/
UK /kʌt ɔf/
- Phrasal Verb
- To end a process, e.g. a phone call
- To cut the end of something
- Transitive Verb
- To isolate or prevent access to a place or person.
- To interrupt someone while they are speaking.
A1Moredash
US /dæʃ/
UK /dæʃ/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To hit against something with a lot of force
- To destroy or damage a feeling, such as hope
- Noun
- Hyphen e.g. '-'; or space
- Act of running quickly towards a particular place
B1TOEICMoreflash
US /flæʃ/
UK /flæʃ/
- Intransitive Verb
- To appear suddenly and briefly
- To shine brightly very suddenly and briefly
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Sudden and brief appearance of something
- Light used by a camera to brighten the area
B1Morefox
US /fɑ:ks/
UK /fɒks/
- Countable Noun
- Small forest animal with 4 legs and a long tail
- Clever, tricky person
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To make something difficult to understand; confuse
- To trick someone in a clever way
A2Moregal
US /ɡæl/
UK /ɡæl/
- Countable Noun
- Another way to say girl
B1Moreget across
US /ɡɛt əˈkrɔs/
UK /ɡet əˈkrɔs/
- Phrasal Verb
- To communicate (something) clearly and effectively.
A1Morein pursuit
US
UK
- Phrase
- Following or chasing someone or something, typically to catch them.
- Trying to achieve something, often a goal or ambition.
C2Morein the name of the law
US /ɪn ðə ˈneɪm ʌv ðə lɔ/
UK /in ðə ˈneim ɔv ðə ˈlɔ:/
- other
- By the authority of legal law or government.
C1Morein theaters
US
UK
- Phrase
- Currently showing at movie theaters.
A2Moreinnocent
US /ˈɪnəsənt/
UK /'ɪnəsnt/
- Adjective
- Free from guilt or responsibility for a crime
- (Accidentally being harmed) without deserving it
- Noun
- Person with little experience of the world
A2TOEICMoreneighborhood
US /ˈnebɚˌhʊd/
UK /'neɪbəhʊd/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Area of a town or city that people live in
- People who live in a particular area
- Adjective
- Relating to a neighborhood.
B1Morenick
US /nɪk/
UK /nɪk/
- Noun
- Person's name
- Scratches caused by accidentally knocking
- Transitive Verb
- To make a scratch in
- To steal
B2Moreoath
US /oθ/
UK /əʊθ/
- Noun
- Promise to do something
B2Moreof all time
US /ʌv ɔl taɪm/
UK /ɔv ɔ:l taim/
- Adjective
- The best or most significant in history.
- Phrase
- Ever; in all of history.
A1Moreow
US /aʊ/
UK /aʊ/
- Interjection
- Sound people make when they are hurt
C2Morepopulation
US /ˌpɑpjəˈleʃən/
UK /ˌpɒpjuˈleɪʃn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
- A group of individuals of one species living in a particular area.
A2TOEICMoreprove
US /pruv/
UK /pru:v/
- Transitive Verb
- To demonstrate truth by providing evidence
- To test the quality or worth of something.
- Intransitive Verb
- To turn out to be; be found to be.
A2TOEICMorepursuit
US /pɚˈsut/
UK /pəˈsju:t/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Act of following someone to catch them
- Process of attempting to achieve a goal
B1TOEICMorerabbit
US /ˈræbɪt/
UK /ˈræbɪt/
- Countable Noun
- Type of small animal with long ears and four legs
A2Morereptile
US /ˈrɛptɪl, -ˌtaɪl/
UK /ˈreptaɪl/
- Countable Noun
- Animals such as snakes, lizards
B1Moreroll
US /rol/
UK /rəʊl/
- Countable Noun
- Small, round piece of bread for one person to eat
- Photographic film wrapped round and round itself
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To continue along as time normally progresses
- To produce a very deep and continuous sound
A2TOEICMoresnake
US /snek/
UK /sneɪk/
- Noun
- An animal with a long body, no arms or legs
- Intransitive Verb
- To move like a snake
- To wind in a long path like the shape of a snake
B1Moresplit
US /splɪt/
UK /splɪt/
- Adjective
- No longer married or in a relationship
- (Injured) by cutting it open, as in someone's lip
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To become divided or broken along a straight line
- To cause a cut in (lip, etc.)
A2Morestop in
US /stɑp ɪn/
UK /stɔp in/
- Phrasal Verb
- To visit a place briefly, usually on the way to somewhere else.
A1Moresuspect
US /səˈspɛkt/
UK /sə'spekt/
- Noun
- Person thought to have committed a crime
- Transitive Verb
- To consider someone is the one guilty of a crime
- To doubt or lack trust
A2TOEICMoretangle
US /ˈtæŋɡəl/
UK /ˈtæŋgl/
- Transitive Verb
- To involve in troubles that are hard to escape
- Intransitive Verb
- (Of string, etc.) to be knotted up and hard to undo
B2Moreto do with
US
UK
- Phrasal Verb
- To be about something; concern
A1More
Vocabulary
- in pursuit: Following or chasing someone or something, typically to catch them.
- back off: To stop supporting; lose courage
- in the name of the law: By the authority of legal law or government.
- stop in: To visit a place briefly, usually on the way to somewhere else.
- of all time: The best or most significant in history.
- cut off: To end a process, e.g. a phone call
- to do with: To be about something; concern
- come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
- get across: To communicate (something) clearly and effectively.
- in theaters: Currently showing at movie theaters.
- split: No longer married or in a relationship
- crack: Attempt to achieve a goal or objective
- suspect: Person thought to have committed a crime
- innocent: Free from guilt or responsibility for a crime
- pursuit: Act of following someone to catch them
- population: Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
- rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
- clip: A metal holder used for keeping things together
- prove: To demonstrate truth by providing evidence
- secret: Kept hidden from others; Known only to a few people
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- roll: Small, round piece of bread for one person to eat
- dash: To hit against something with a lot of force
- chance: The way something happens without planning
- neighborhood: Area of a town or city that people live in
- fail: To be unsuccessful in passing a class or exam
- great: Very good; better than before
- pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
- reptile: Animals such as snakes, lizards
- set: Prepared for something; ready
- wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
- found: To become aware of something that is happening
- problem: Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
- flash: To appear suddenly and briefly
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- dangerous: Involving the chance of hurt or damage; risky
- oath: Promise to do something
- tangle: To involve in troubles that are hard to escape
- nick: Person's name
- gal: Another way to say girl
- snake: An animal with a long body, no arms or legs
- cannonball: Solid ball of metal fired from a cannon
- rabbit: Type of small animal with long ears and four legs
- fox: Small forest animal with 4 legs and a long tail
- ow: Sound people make when they are hurt
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She took a brave step forward, leaving behind her comfort zone to chase her dreams.
Vocabulary
- brave
adj. Having courage
- comfort zone
phr. A familiar situation where one feels safe
Explanation
a brave step is a noun phrase, where brave is an adjective modifying the noun step, meaning "a courageous step".
forward is an adverb modifying step, meaning "ahead".
The whole phrase serves as the object, answering the "what" of took (verb) — she took a brave step forward.
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brave
US/brev/
UK/breɪv/
adj.Brave
v.t.To bravely face
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